A journalist working with a TV channel owned by Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has been caught making the Nazi salute. It’s only the tip of the iceberg, since she is actually a veteran of far-right militant group Azov. The photo of Natalia Kotskovitch was featured over the weekend by Anatoly Shariy, a popular Ukrainian video blogger and journalist, who lives ...

A T-shirt featuring ‘champion’ Emmanuel Macron and a poster depicting his protester-beating bodyguard as president – this satirical e-shop knows how to profit from catchphrases and controversies involving the French leader. The e-platform dubbed ‘Enlysee’ differs by just one letter from the official site of the French presidency online souvenir shop, but its content is far more diverse. Unlike its ...

November 2, 2018Comments Off on ‘Last stop!’: Driver kicks everyone off bus for not making room for wheelchair user

A Paris bus driver is being hailed as a hero after he expelled all passengers on board his vehicle because no one would make room for a wheelchair user. The incident took place in mid-October but has gone viral in recent days, with unnamed the driver receiving plaudits from around the world after the story received widespread media coverage. Francois ...

September 15, 2018Comments Off on US Coast Guard ‘removed’ after making ‘white power’ hand signal on live TV (VIDEO)

The US Coast Guard has “removed” one of its members from the Hurricane Florence response team after he allegedly made a ‘white power’ hand signal during a live TV broadcast. The unidentified team member made the “offensive” ‘OK’ hand gesture while looking into the camera during a live broadcast with Sector Charleston Commanding Officer Captain John Reed on MSNBC. US ...

August 26, 2018Comments Off on Asteroid the size of Great Giza Pyramid making a ‘close approach’ to Earth

An asteroid listed as “potentially hazardous” by NASA and estimated to be about the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza is hurtling toward Earth at 20,000 mph – but don’t cancel your end-of-August plans just yet. The giant space rock, known as 2016 NF23, measures between 230ft and 525ft in diameter and is expected to make a “close approach” ...

August 22, 2018Comments Off on Trump accuses Michael Cohen of making up stories to get a 'deal'

Donald Trump has accused his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, of “making up stories in order to get a ‘deal.”’ The US president’s tweet comes after Cohen pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations. In a series of tweets on Wednesday, Trump blasted Cohen and praised his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who was found guilty on eight out of 18 counts ...

August 16, 2018Comments Off on Making way for new levels of American innovation

Matt Weinberg Contributor Matt Weinberg is a former White House appointee with the U.S. Small Business Administration, where he served as a Senior Advisor in the Office of Investment and Innovation. More posts by this contributor New tech trade associations will have big role in future tech policy ITC protection of IP necessary for continued innovation New fifth-generation “5G” network technology ...

August 11, 2018Comments Off on 'Nuclear attack': Investors sue Musk over 'misleading' tweet on making Tesla private

Two investors accuse Elon Musk of manipulating Tesla’s share prices by teasing on Twitter that he might pull the company from public markets, and hurting short-sellers. He then took to Twitter to mock them. Investors argue that the carmaker artificially inflated Tesla’s stock price and broke federal securities laws. The lawsuits were filed three days after Musk unexpectedly tweeted to ...

July 27, 2018Comments Off on US making mistake using dollar as political weapon – Putin

Washington’s use of payment systems for political purposes undermines the US dollar as a global currency, said Russian President Vladimir Putin at the BRICS Summit in South Africa. According to Putin, Russia has no intention of getting rid of the US dollar, as the currency is widely used in international trade and business. “We will continue to use the US ...